Example sentences of "so [pron] [vb past] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Something had to be found for the men to do with their time , so someone had the bright idea of introducing ‘ Cook 's Tours ’ — trips over France and Germany in a Lancaster for any of the non-flying staff who cared to take advantage of it , including Waafs . |
| 2 | He said : ‘ I had brand new shoes on ; it was warm and they were uncomfortable so I undid the laces . |
| 3 | She had no family so I arranged the funeral . |
| 4 | After a while we appeared to stop accelerating in this nose-high stance — and of course we could no longer clearly see where we were going , so I eased the yoke forward to lift us onto the step . |
| 5 | The going looked even worse ahead , so I left the wheelbarrow and scouted around . |
| 6 | It was now evening and a light wind was blowing , so I lowered the sails before climbing down a rope and into the sea . |
| 7 | I was off Cley at the time , so I lowered the main and ran for home . |
| 8 | No one stopped me , so I followed the edge of the path round to the house . |
| 9 | Further progress along the track was now not advisable , so I followed the kakar up the glade , and turning to the left worked my way down , over open ground , to the forest road below . |
| 10 | There was no footpath from here on , so I followed the boundary wall and fence dividing West Witton and Melmerby parishes until I came , dripping and thirsty , wet oil the outside and dry on the inside , to the Height of Hazely . |
| 11 | At last both the sous and the stories ran out so I sold the cloak and gathered a few objects : bones , shards of pottery and the occasional rag . |
| 12 | ‘ He started shouting at her , I could hear her crying , so I unlocked the door . |
| 13 | I said , which was hurtful , so I toasted the man in coffee . |
| 14 | I always wanted to play the guitar , though , so I went the usual route : buy the guitar and play along to records . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ I did n't win anything when I entered last year , so I adapted the recipe then heard I was in the North of England finals . |
| 16 | The toilet consisted of a wc and basin , and the room was too small to get a ladder in there , so I reached the ceiling by standing on a chair . |
| 17 | ‘ I was sick of seeing myself on television , so I thought the poor public , how are they going to cope . |
| 18 | ‘ Well , all right , so I thought the decision was surprising , but I 'd long since realized that if I allowed that sort of thing to keep me awake at night I was going to be a chronic insomniac . |
| 19 | ‘ He played it into the side but it powered off again and he complained that his arms were hurting , so I took the rod back from him and landed the fish , ’ he added . |
| 20 | I often used to read it when we were in action and , believe it or not , every time I took up the book it opened at page 92 , although I have never deliberately read that page , as far as I can remember — so I took the hint and wrote … ’ |
| 21 | I had been quite spoilt by now and anyway I had had my fill of walking alongside modern day roads , so I took the bus to Lochranza . |
| 22 | I thought her hair was a lovely colour so I took the remains of the bottle and the other things , thanked her and returned next door . |
| 23 | Not knowing much about bird first-aid , I was n't sure what to do , so I took the bird home . |
| 24 | I knew you would want to see them , Captain — Mr Andropulos seems very anxious to see you — and I know you do n't like unauthorized people on the bridge so I took the liberty of putting the four gentlemen and the two young ladies in the wardroom . |
| 25 | Then seeing this was inadequate , continued , ‘ He was ready to take the removes from the ovens , so I took the kidneys in . |
| 26 | I knew it would n't hurt me to see how a gallery really functions , so I took the job . |
| 27 | I had forgotten to bring anything to read with me , so I passed the time by staring thoughtfully at the emptiness around me , sipping a glass of water and making up Scandinavian riddles — |
| 28 | But I tended to do much better on tests and examinations than I did on coursework , so I passed the eleven-plus and got a free place at the local St. Albans school . |
| 29 | The street door was locked so I pressed the button numbered 11 on the squawk box built into the porch . |
| 30 | I tapped on the armour-plated glass but he could n't or would n't hear me , so I pressed the button marked ‘ Reception ’ and the old buffer jumped vertically like a Harrier with wind . |